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04-27-2011, 11:35 AM
Today's Tornado Onslaught Centers on Tennessee Valley
By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
Apr 27, 2011; 11:15 AM ET
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The Tennessee Valley will bear the brunt of an onslaught of tornadoes today into tonight. With strong and long-tracking tornadoes expected, there is serious concern for loss of life and property.
Parts of the Tennessee Valley were already being slammed with nasty thunderstorms capable of causing significant damage and spawning tornadoes this morning. The worst of today's tornado outbreak, however, is yet to come with a second round getting under way.
AccuWeather.com meteorologists are especially worried about the corridor from central Mississippi to northern Alabama, far northwestern Georgia and eastern Tennessee from the midday hours into this evening.
Dangerous thunderstorms were already starting to move into this area from the west at mid-morning with a tornado spotted in Esperanza, Miss., just after 10 a.m. EDT.
It is within this zone that a powerful storm system could spawn large and long-tracking tornadoes (with rankings equal to or higher than EF3).
"If strong tornadoes like this hit any populated area, they could result in complete destruction," warned AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Heather Buchman.
Accuweather (http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/48909/todays-tornado-onslaught-cente.asp)
By Kristina Pydynowski, Senior Meteorologist
Apr 27, 2011; 11:15 AM ET
http://i51.tinypic.com/hvq99g.jpg
The Tennessee Valley will bear the brunt of an onslaught of tornadoes today into tonight. With strong and long-tracking tornadoes expected, there is serious concern for loss of life and property.
Parts of the Tennessee Valley were already being slammed with nasty thunderstorms capable of causing significant damage and spawning tornadoes this morning. The worst of today's tornado outbreak, however, is yet to come with a second round getting under way.
AccuWeather.com meteorologists are especially worried about the corridor from central Mississippi to northern Alabama, far northwestern Georgia and eastern Tennessee from the midday hours into this evening.
Dangerous thunderstorms were already starting to move into this area from the west at mid-morning with a tornado spotted in Esperanza, Miss., just after 10 a.m. EDT.
It is within this zone that a powerful storm system could spawn large and long-tracking tornadoes (with rankings equal to or higher than EF3).
"If strong tornadoes like this hit any populated area, they could result in complete destruction," warned AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Heather Buchman.
Accuweather (http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/48909/todays-tornado-onslaught-cente.asp)